Convertible bed



NOV. 3, 1953 p, RQCHFORD 2,657,399

CONVERTIBLE BED Filed June 1, 1951 Fig, 2 8 l0 l2 n n g j n Martin P. Rockford INVENTOR.

(Wavy E M1 Patented Nov. 3, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONVERTIBLE BED Martin P. Rochford, West Springfield, Mass.

Application June 1, 1951, Serial No. 229,440

' 1 Claim. 1 The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in convertible beds and has particular reference to a double bed which is made up of a pair of companion single beds, the construction being such that said single beds may be utilized either collectively or individually according to the requirements of the user. 7

There are times when it is desirable to arrange the furniture in a given room space with single beds spaced apart and other instances Where they are placed alongside one another in substantial abutting relationship. Some persons prefer to use single beds by occupying the same individually, while there are others who prefer double beds. Therefore, it is the purpose of the present invention to so construct the single beds that they may be utilized according to individual requirements. That is to say, the present invention has to do with a pair of companion or complemental single beds which may be utilized by themselves or may be temporarily joined together and, with a proper mattress arrangement, used as a double bed.

One object of the present invention is to provide single beds whose inward frame rails are especially proportioned to accommodate a readily applicable and removable channel-shaped clamp. By fitting said clamp in a cap-like manner over the rails when the latter are in close spaced parallelism, it becomes a simple matter to tem porarily but positively join the single beds for conjoint usefulness.

Another phase of the invention has to do with the stated arrangement in conjunction with box springs for the respective single beds wherein the upper or top surfaces of said springs are disposed on a level above said inward rails when the clamp is attached thereto, the space between the adjacent longitudinal edge portions of the respective box springs being filled by way of a readily insertable and removable auxiliary box spring and the latter being firmly supported on the web or bight portion of said clamp.

Then, too, novelty is predicated on single beds with the stated features and which are provided with single mattresses, said mattresses being, in turn, provided with separable fasteners, for example, zipper means, whereby the two mattresses may be interconnected and then placed so that they extend at right angles to the double box springs, whereby to provide, by way of said box springs, a satisfactory and reliable foundation for said interconnected mattresses.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings,

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a convertible double bed made up of the aforementioned complemental or companion single beds, and showing the mattresses arranged in transverse or crosswise relationship.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same bed assembly but with the individual beds disconnected and with their mattresses in regular longitudinally disposed position.

Figure 3 is an exaggerated fragmentary sectional and elevational view taken vertically on the, plane of the line 33 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the readily attachable and detachable assembling and clamping means.

Referring now to the drawings by reference numerals and lead lines, the single bed at the left is denoted by the numeral 6 and the companion or complemental bed at the right is denoted by the numeral 8, These beds are identical in construction. It is thought unnecessary to show all of the details of the beds, it being obvious that they are provided at their respective corner portions with uprights or posts. Those on the bed 6 are denoted by the numeral l0 while those on the bed 8 are conveniently distinguished and denoted by the numeral I2. The inward posts in the combined or double bed assembly are brought together in abutting relationship as shown in Figure 3, thus bringing the respective frames in close relationship. The frames are regular frames and include customary rails. The inward or opposed rails are denoted, for example, by the numerals I l and I6, respectively, and these are provided with supporting strips I8 and 20 for the slats 22 and 24 which slats support suitable spring constructions, for example, a box spring 26 at the left and a corresponding box spring 28 at the right. It is to be noticed that the rails i i and I6 are relatively narrow, and therefore their upper edges are disposed on a plane well below the upper surfaces of the box springs 26 and 28. This arrangement is adaptable and suitable for the attachable and detachable elongated channel-shaped assembling and binding clamp 30. The latter is of metal or the like and the channel 32 is provided with a protector lining of felt or the like 34 and when in use fits over the rails l4 and I 6, and thus caps and joins the rails and, consequently, the respective bed posts and beds together, making a double bed of two single beds. There is, in this arrangement or assemblage, a third box spring 36, and this is an auxiliary spring and is relatively small. It is adapted to rest on the fiat Web or bight portion 38 of the clamp 30, as shown in Figure 4. Its surface is flush with the surfaces of the main box springs 26 and 28. Thus, a firm and level foundation is provided for the mattresses. The mattress on bed ii is denoted by the numeral 40 and the one on bed 8 by the numeral 42. These are suitable or conventional mattresses and are placed longitudinally on the single beds, as shown in 1. Their inward edge portions are provided with coacting members 44 and 46 gb to make up a slide or zipper fastener. When the fasteners are joined together, the two mattresses 40 and 42 function as a single double bed mattress and to gain the best result the mattresses are turned arbund sb that they extend crosswise of the two single beds "or at right angles to the respec tive box springs 26, 28 and 36, this as shown best in Figure 1.

If desired, tl ie auxiliar be); spring 36 ma be made "a part of, and therefore attached to the ehannelclainp 30.

In View of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it 'is believed thata elea'r understanding 'of the device will be quit-e apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary;

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is Aconvertible be'd constructionprovidi'ng either 4 two single beds or, alternatively, a twin bed, comprising, in combination, a first single bed and ,companion second single bed, said beds being disposed in separable side-by-side relationship and having inward longitudinal rails disposed in close spaced parallelism, a box spring on each bed, the upper edges of said rails being in the same 'plane but on a plane well below the top surfaces References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 1,35:0,If,'2"7 Meir Aug. 24, 1920 1101 205 McLendon Feb. 1 1933 2,290,598 Lumi'a July 21, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date a es?!) "Germany out. 13, 19125 89,204 Switzerland May 2, 1 921 

